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Social landlords are to receive a share of £1.5 million of support to prevent homelessness for low-income families. The funding is part of a multi-million pound package of measures from the Scottish Government to improve access to learning, advice and employment support for low-income families

Ardenglen Housing Association’s members received an upbeat message of continuous improvement at its AGM this week. New homes for Castlemilk were nearing completion, voids have been dramatically reduced to a third of the Scottish average and a new ‘Strategic Map’ now sets out what A

East Lothian Council has granted full permission for 150 new homes on a site at the southern side of Gullane.

A 5.96-acre site within the village of Carfin in Lanarkshire has been sold to Wilson Developments for an undisclosed sum.

Springfield Properties has submitted a planning application for 86 new homes to the East of Elgin.

Tenants in Aberdeen and Stirling will be among the first in the country to benefit from next-generation digital connectivity thanks to a partnership between a group of social housing providers and full fibre infrastructure provider CityFibre.

North Lanarkshire Council is to establish a fund to help tenants who find themselves falling into arrears due to a built-in-waiting time for Universal Credit payments to be processed and paid.

Communities secretary Aileen Campbell visited Fraser Avenue in Inverkeithing yesterday to see what lessons can be learnt from the major suburban infill project by Kingdom Housing Association and 7N Architects as part of the Scottish Government’s Housing 2040 workshops with Architecture &

Housebuilder Cruden Homes is supporting this year’s Scottish Housing Day by making a donation of £100 to Shelter Scotland for every new home that is reserved this weekend.

CIH Scotland has appointed Donna Bogdanovic from Scottish Borders Council to its board. Ms Bogdanovic is a qualified planner who began her professional career as a planning and economic development consultant in Glasgow. She is currently the principal officer for housing strategy, policy and develop

LinkLiving has announced the appointment of Sheena Stone to the new position of head of fundraising. The health and wellbeing charity supports people to overcome the negative impacts on their lives of ill-health, trauma, inequality and isolation.

Peterhead’s affordable housing stock received a significant boost this week with the official launch of 23 new homes by Osprey Housing Group. The nine two-bedroom flats and 14 three-bedroom houses in Lingbank Close in the town’s Upper Grange area were officially opened by housing ministe

Highland Housing Alliance has handed over keys to tenants at a new development marking the completion of another successful mixed-tenure development in Inverness.

The CCG Group and Linthouse Housing Association are to embark on a third phase of planned renewal works to properties in Govan. The work will take the number of properties that have received upgrades to approximately 450 since early 2018.

The Chartered Institute of Housing has confirmed the appointment of Justin Cartwright CertCIH as national director for Northern Ireland. Australian-born Justin joined CIH in October 2013 and for the last five years has been CIH policy manager, based at its office in Belfast.